Chris Young

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
6-9
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Plymouth, Mich.
High School:
Catholic Central

Senior (2001-02) ... Jack Roth Scholarship recipient ... ... Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player award ... Thad Garner Leadership award ... Iron Man award, inaugural recipient ...elected team captain ... played in a career-best 31.6 minutes a game ... played in 19 30-plus minute games ... tied career-best 38 minutes against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... averaged a career-best 11.4 points per game ... recorded six of his top seven scoring outputs ... had career-high 25 points against Duke (Dec. 8) ... tied career-high nine field goals against the Blue Devils ... shot a team-leading 60.0 percent from the field ... shot a career-best 79.2 percent on free throws ... had at least one block in 24 of 29 games ... recorded fifth career double-double vs. Northwestern (March 7) in the first round of the 2002 Big Ten Tournament ... had 14 points and 10 rebounds ... recorded fourth career double-double against Penn State (Feb. 9) ... had 14 points and 10 rebounds ... recorded third career double-double against IUPU-Fort Wayne (Dec. 4) ... had 22 points while grabbing 10 rebounds ... had career-high nine field goals ... had career-high 16 field goal attempts ... moved into eighth place all-time with 93 career blocks ... had 40 blocks on the season, setting new individual season best ... tied a career-high three blocks, three times - against Purdue (Jan. 5), against Penn State (Feb. 9) and at Colorado State (Feb. 11) ... tied career-best three assists, five times - vs. Ohio State (March 8) in second round of 2002 Big Ten Tournament, against Vermont (Jan. 26), against Northwestern (Jan. 16), against Duke (Dec. 8) and against Boston College (Dec. 1) ... tied career-best three steals, two times - at Minnesota (Jan. 9) and against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 22) ... collected a career-best 165 rebounds ... averaged 5.7 rebounds per game ... corralled a season-high 11 rebounds at San Francisco (Dec. 29) ... ESPN’s Player of the Game, two times - against Wisconsin (Feb. 2) and against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... CBS’s selection as U-M Player of the Game against Duke (Dec. 8).

Junior (2000-01) ... Awarded the Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player award ... started all 28 games ... shot a Big Ten leading 64.0 percent from the field ... set new career-best in a season for 13 statistical categories, including: starts (28), minutes (730), minute average (26.1), field goals made (89), field goal attempts (139), free throws made (63), free throw attempts (85), rebounds (138), rebound average (4.9), assists (11), blocks (25), points (241) and points per game (8.6) ... collected his first career double-double against Western Michigan (Nov. 21) ... collected his second career double-double against Wake Forest (Nov. 28) ... scored a career-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30) -- finishing game 8-for-10 from the field, which was a career-high for field goals ... scored in double-figures in 11 of 28 games ... went 7-for-7 from the field at Penn State (Feb. 7) en route to 17 point night ... shot a career-best 74.1 percent on free throws ... had career-high nine free throws and 10 attempts against Iowa (Feb. 14) ... grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Western Michigan... had a career-high tying three blocks against Eastern Michigan ... played a career-high 38 minutes against Illinois (Jan. 25).

Sophomore (1999-2000) ... Played in 29 games at forward or center ... got his first collegiate start against Indiana (Feb. 13) ... had five season starts ... averaged 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 14.9 minutes of action ... shot 63.8 percent from the field ... scored a career-high 13 points against Penn State (Feb. 19) ... scored in double-figures for first time in career against Indiana (Feb. 13) with 12 points ... played in a career-high 31 minutes against Purdue (Feb. 24) and then at Northwestern (Feb. 26) ... grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Northwestern (Feb. 26) ... had eight games with six of more rebounds ... had a career-high three blocks at Wisconsin (Feb. 16) ... had a career-high six field goals against Penn State (Feb. 19), finishing 6-of-7 on the night.

Freshman (1998-99) ... Played in all 31 games coming off the bench ... made the most of the minutes coming off the bench establishing a strong presence in the post and helping with key rebounds ... strong physical play in the paint that earned him 19.0 minutes per contest ... averaged 2.6 points and 3.4 rebounds ... saw first collegiate action playing in 26 minutes against Florida International ... hit for a career-high seven points four times: against Penn State (Feb. 24), Michigan State (Jan. 9), Towson (Nov. 30) and Ball State (Nov. 16) ... grabbed six rebounds against Towson (Nov. 30) ... then hit that mark two more times with six rebounds against Hampton (Dec. 21) and Wisconsin (Dec. 30) ... recorded career-high 31 minutes and two blocks against Wisconsin (Dec. 30) ... collected his first collegiate block against Hampton and had seven assists on the season.

Prep ... Earned Class A all-state first team honors as a senior ... finished 10th in the state's Mr. Basketball voting ... led Catholic Central to 19-5 record before falling in the class A regional final in double overtime ... averaged 18.8 points and 12.8 rebounds per game ... made 174-of-289 field goal attempts (60.2 percent) and 104-of-154 free throws (67.5 percent) ... had 126 blocked shots ... led team to district finals as a junior ... averaged 19.1 points and 11.2 rebounds as a junior ... made 172-of-249 field goals (69.1 percent) and 95-of-159 free throws (59.7 percent).